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For the new chefs at his Flipside Bar & Burger and the forthcoming Flipside Brewhouse, restaurateur Nino Rabbaa looked to Las Vegas. Jackpot. He found Patrick Schaeffer to man the kitchen of his new Flipside Brewhouse, slated to open by the end of the year in Rohnert Park, and Jason Eksterowicz, to head up his […] More »

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This week’s Inside Scoop column tackles Brandon Jew‘s forthcoming Chinatown restaurant, to be set in the current Four Seas, a two-story restaurant space with a rich history. Initial news of the project came out nearly a year ago, and after 10 months of negotiation, Jew has finally inked the lease. He is calling his restaurant […] More »

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It’s been nearly two years that Chris Kronner has been searching for a permanent Oakland location for his popular San Francisco–founded pop-up, Kronnerburger. And it looks like there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel, as he’s set a target opening date of mid-October to launch his own restaurant—in his very own […] More »

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After a good, nearly two-year-run, Odalisque Café & Grille has closed, shuttering its San Rafael space this past Saturday with a farewell dinner service. But all is not over for the chic eatery in the Art Works Downtown building on Fourth Street between C and D streets. The restaurant has been sold, said co-owner Jay […] More »

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After 10 years running Oakland’s Montclair Bistro, chef-owner Henry Vortriede is calling it quits. With his lease at the quaint, 1946-era French Provencal building in downtown Montclair Village expiring at the end of August, Vortriede elected to sell the restaurant rather than renew. It marks the end of the line for what has been a […] More »

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A few months back, Shawn Vergara and Tiffny Vergara Chung — the brother-and-sister pair behind Blackbird — shared many of the details surrounding their second San Francisco bar. Today, they unveiled the name: Brewcade. As noted in this week’s Inside Scoop column, they’ve been keeping the name under wraps until they were certain they […] More »

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Since opening in 2009, Hayes Valley cocktail destination Smuggler’s Cove has established itself as one of the world’s best rum bars. Now, owner Martin Cate is working on a second San Francisco project — and this time, he’s looking toward the realm of gin. Along with bartender Alex Smith, a 2011 Chronicle Bar Star who […] More »

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Last Thursday’s Inside Scoop column tackled Game, the restaurant slated to open in the former Masa’s later this month. As first reported in February, Game is the new project from Sachin Chopra of San Mateo’s Michelin-starred All Spice and his wife and business partner, Shoshana Wolff. They’ve hired a crew of chef Zack Freitas pastry […] More »

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For the last four-plus years, Jesse Koide has been a key force in the Mission Chinese Food kitchen, first as Danny Bowien’s lieutenant and more recently as the restaurant’s head chef. In mid-August, Koide will leave the Mission hotspot as he ramps up his own project. Named Pink Zebra — after the pink zebra camouflaged […] More »

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John Caine from Hidive on Pier 28, along with developers Paul Osmundson and Elliott Grimshaw from Premier Structures, have signed a lease to open a two-story restaurant and bar in the big Mission Bay waterfront space last known as Jelly’s. The space — which includes 3,000 square feet indoors and another 6,000 square feet outdoors […] More »

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Namu Gaji chef-partner Dennis Lee took on a little side project in cooking up the fine barbecue menu at Smokestack, Magnolia’s shiny new Dogpatch restaurant/bar/brewery. Now, it looks like that’s not Lee’s only endeavor in the neighborhood. Just up the block, at 2405 Third Street, he is working on a new restaurant centered around noodles. […] More »

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in North Beach was named the top pizzeria in all of America this week by Forbes, and tomorrow, chef-owner Tony Gemignani will open the San Francisco second location of his Slice House spinoff. And surprise, as noted in today’s Inside Scoop print column, it’s in the ballpark. Just in time for the […] More »

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The Palace Hotel is a San Francisco landmark, and home to a number of notable food and drink options, like the gorgeous Garden Court restaurant, the plush Pied Piper Bar, and even a branch of the famous Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop. And now, the Corner Bakery? Yes, the Corner Bakery — the all-day […] More »

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The big space on the corner of 18th and Mission has been vacant for years, but the 18,000-square-foot building constructed in 1919 sold for $5 million earlier this year, according to a report from the San Francisco Association of Realtors. Since then, rumors have been swirling about what’s going on there, and today come some […] More »

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Fire up the wood-burning pizza oven. Vignette opens at The Barlow in Sebastopol on July 23, with chef Mark Hopper bringing Neapolitan style pizzas, seasonal antipasti, and craft beers and wines to the ever-burgeoning culinary and arts center on Hwy. 12 downtown. It’s the first solo endeavor for the talent who established his name as […] More »